Economy
Bulgaria
Bulgaria's current account deficit widened by 31.0% y-o-y during the first six months of 2008 to reach EUR3.8bn from EUR2.9bn for the same period a year earlier. The main factor behind...
2008-08-26Bosnia-Herzegovina
We forecast Bosnian real GDP growth to average 6.4% over our five year forecast period. This is predicated on an ongoing development of the domestic economy and consumer demand, and...
2008-08-19Croatia
The government may be being too optimistic in its fiscal and growth projections, but we think that its 3.0% inflation forecast for 2011 is spot on. This is exactly in line with our...
2008-08-15Bosnia-Herzegovina
BMI View: Bosnia's Republika Srpska (RS) has been hinting at an early move towards unilaterally adopting the euro as the national currency. We think that this remains an unlikely...
2008-08-15Croatia
BMI View: The kuna is set for further gains against the euro, but at a slow pace. The authorities will continue to be worried about the effect upon exporters and the tourist sector,...
2008-08-14Bosnia-Herzegovina
We forecast an annual average CPI of 8.0% this year, before an easing in price pressures next year. BMI is expecting inflation in 2009 to average around 6.2%, and remain at an elevated...
2008-07-29Bosnia-Herzegovina
BMI View: Real interest rates have turned negative. This risks adding further fuel to an economy which is driven predominantly by private consumption, and potentially resulting in...
2008-07-29Croatia
Croatia's external debt pile continued to swell during the first three months of 2008, with the latest data from the Central Bank of Croatia reporting gross external debt totalling...
2008-07-29
